MSI GS66 Stealth

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs MSI GS66 Stealth (11Ux) MSI GS66 Stealth

Date Published: 10 Jun 2021

Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 95W)
15.6”, QHD (2560 x 1440), 165 Hz, IPS
1000GB SSD
2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)

Pros

Responsive touchpad, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth v5.2 support
Takes up to 64GB of DDR4 memory and has two M.2 slots
Up to GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) GPU options
Powerful hardware inside of a thin, light, and well-built chassis
IR face recognition system on board

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader
The upper ventilation grille is scoring hot when the laptop is under load
The keyboard is a bit underwhelming, despite its Per-Key RGB backlight
Disappointing CPU performance and thermal management

Specs

Display
15.6”, QHD (2560 x 1440), 165 Hz, IPS

HDD/SSD
1TB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 See photo

RAM
2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz

OS
Windows 10 Pro

Body Material
Aluminum

Dimensions
358.3 x 248 x 18.3 ~ 19.8 mm (14.11" x 9.76" x 0.72")

Weight
2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

3x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI
2.1 ([email protected], [email protected])

Ethernet LAN
Killer E3100 Ethernet

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.2

Audio jack
1x Mic-in, 1x Headphone-out

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Microphone

Speakers
2x 2W, Dynaudio

Optical drive

More MSI GS66 Stealth configurations - 14 laptops

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MSI Stealth GS66

Processor: Intel Core i7-11800H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 95W)
RAM: 32GB DDR4
STORAGE: 1TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

MSI Stealth GS66

Processor: Intel Core i7-11800H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 95W)
RAM: 32GB DDR4
STORAGE: 2TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

MSI Stealth GS66

Processor: Intel Core i7-11800H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 95W)
RAM: 64GB DDR4
STORAGE: 2TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

MSI GS66 Stealth

Processor: Intel Core i7-11800H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 95W)
RAM: 32GB DDR4
STORAGE: 1TB SSD
OS: Windows 10 Home

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